Diabetes

Sunlight helps Diabetic patients keep glucose in the normal range, study shows

Older adults with type 2 diabetes kept blood glucose in the normal range longer and showed a lower respiratory exchange ratio under natural light than under artificial LED lighting.

 An illustrative image of sunlight.
 AMIT Makif Sderot outdoor campus and play areas

From loneliness to leadership community drives economic resilience - opinion

Red meat

Large study: High consumption of red meat was linked to the risk of this disease

Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows


Possible treatments for inflammatory disorders found by the Hebrew University

Findings on mouse models bring us one step closer to developing effective treatments for certain diseases

 Lower back pain (illustrative).

Revolutionizing diabetes treatment: Israeli firm makes progress on micro pancreas

Betalin Therapeutics announces progress in its micro pancreas project, potentially freeing insulin-dependent diabetes patients from constant injections

The cleaned scaffold is kept in a tube. Eventually, beta cells will be implanted into the scaffold and inserted subcutaneously, serving as a micro pancreas to manage insulin production

Doctor's warning: Breakfast habits caused weight gain

Professor Tim Spector revealed the secret to losing weight through breakfast after he noticed that his breakfast, considered healthy by many, resulted in him gaining 10 kilograms.


Amy Schumer stopped taking Ozempic – here's why

Everyone is talking about Ozempic. But not everyone is honest if they take it, or about the side effects of the drug.

Actress Amy Schumer poses during the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

'Alarming' rise in diabetes globally by 2050- study

Some countries and regions are particularly badly hit. For example, prevalence rates are expected to reach 16.8% in North Africa and the Middle East.

A person receives a test for diabetes during Care Harbor LA free medical clinic in Los Angeles, California

Children born underweight are at higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes

The study found that for every additional kilo at birth, there is a connection to a 40% decrease in the risk to develop the disease, a trend that continues to the highest birth weights.

 Illustrative image of a baby drinking from a bottle.

Drugs are not a shortcut to weight loss - opinion

Ultimately, all of these drugs were withdrawn from the market because although they were effective for weight loss, they also harmed and killed people.

 THE WORLD Health Organization has issued a statement that Wegovy is not a ‘silver bullet’ for the ever-worsening obesity crises.

Regular aerobic exercise can help prevent type-2 diabetes - study

Even if you are at high risk for metabolic disease. The exercise should make you sweat and be out of breath.

 Chai Lifeline’s Tour de Simcha fundraising bike ride

Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda: How do these weight loss drugs really work?

As a new weight loss drug prepares to enter the market, find out how the existing ones work, and what the difference is between all of them.

 Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US March 29, 2023.

How to approach a prediabetes diagnosis

Prediabetes is not quite diabetes, and can ultimately be eliminated. One expert weighs in with immediate health changes to make to avoid the disease.

 A woman with diabetes is seen using an injection (Illustrative).